It's been nearly twenty years since the Berlin Wall came down to roaring applause. So with little fanfare, I've decided to cycle the entire Wall—or what's left of the old Mauer—all 160K of it. There's a dedicated trail, both road and off-road called the Mauerweg (Wall way, basically) and I've been trying to follow the directions in German though this fact leads me to find myself lost and off route.
Doing the Wall in sections during the best light is alos getting me in shape for the big all day push coming up next week. Sometimes I am accompanied by my mother-in-law, Cora Schaumann who I've dubbed "Mauer Mama." Other times I go solo, heading out to the Mauerweg from the flat near the Botanicher Garten near Steiglitz. All of this riding has given me the time to ponder the notion of fences...the good, the bad, and the ugly side of keeping some people in, other people out. All while I move unfettered through this great city of Berlin.
So with little fanfare, I've decided to cycle the entire Wall—or what's left of the old Mauer—all 160K of it. There's a dedicated trail.
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I've been trying to follow the directions in German though this fact leads me to find myself lost and off route.
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